Application for food and human health

  • Lactic acid bacteria with the ability to modulate the secretion of adipoquines to treat and / or prevent diet-induced obesity.
  • Lactic acid bacteria with esterase activity as probiotics against metabolic syndrome.
  • Bioenriched foods with hydroxycinnamic acids by lactic acid bacteria with cinnamyl ester activity.
  • Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria producing conjugated bioactive lipids in fermented foods.
  • Effect of the administration of lactic acid bacteria and probiotic bifidobacteria in the modification of host lipidoma.
  • Lactic acid bacteria as a processing strategy for the removal of anti-nutritional factors and the generation of bioactive compounds in legumes.
  • Lactic acid bacteria with β-galactosidase activity for probiotic purposes and / or generation of prebiotic galactooligosaccharides from whey.
  • Lactic acid bacteria for the development of flavor compounds in dairy products of goat and sheep origin.

Application to nutrition and animal health

  • Functional foods for the poultry industry: action against salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis.
  • Contribution of bacteria isolated from cereals and seeds to protein digestion in BB chicks.
  • Study of the genus Bifidobacterium in the intestinal tract of poultry. Probiotic potential and effects on avian nutrition.
  • Lactic acid bacteria and related microorganisms as protectors of intestinal digestive function. Its impact on the nutrition of hatchery birds.
  • Micro and nanotechnologies of application in the intensive breeding of birds.
  • Study of the structures responsible for the functional and technological properties of probiotic microorganisms for application in poultry farming.
  • Production and conservation of probiotic crops and products for poultry, preserving cellular structures responsible for their functionality.
  • Lactic bacteria with feruloyllesterase activity as third generation inoculants in silages for ruminants.
  • Intracellular signaling-interaction between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.